ONCE - THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL COMES HOME TO DUBLINNews last updated: 27-03-2015Set in Dublin, Once is the smash-hit, award-winning musical that has captured hearts around the world with its touching love story, glorious music and irresistible humour. It’s a celebration of music, love, and the city that inspired it. Now it’s coming home.

VAN MORRISON ANNOUNCES 70TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT AT 3ARENA - ON SALE NOWNews last updated: 26-03-2015Today, Van Morrison announced he will perform a fully seated concert at 3Arena on Friday 20November as part of his 70th birthday celebrations. This announcement will come as fantastic news for all of his fans who couldn’t get tickets for his last sold out Dublin show at The O2 three years ago.

SPIES ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GUEST: O SISTERNews last updated: 26-03-2015Amassing recognition via spins on Zane Lowe’s Radio One show and shout outs from the likes of NME and The Guardian, SPIES looked to build on recent acclaimed releases with news of their new EP, entitled Sea Creature, due March, which will be available on a limited run of 12” coloured vinyl.

KORMAC’S BIG BAND - THE ACADEMY, 23RD MAY News last updated: 25-03-2015Kormac’s second album, Doorsteps, was released in October 2014 and went straight in at No.1 in the Hip Hop and No.5 in the main Irish charts. The first two singles, Wake Up, a kaleidoscopic blast of vintage instrumentals and saturated, soaring melodies and Another Screen voiced by legendary author, Irvine Welsh,

Bones + Longing is the Tipperary native’s fifth album. She was Mercury Prize nominated for her debut, Night On My Side, in 2002, and won the Meteor award in Ireland for The Roads Don’t Love You in 2006.

JON ALLEN UPSTAIRS AT WHELANS - MAY 23RDNews last updated: 23-03-2015Jon Allen is back! He will play upstairs at Whelans on Saturday May 23rd. Tickets €15 are on sale now via Ticketmaster.ie. *Over 18s show

TELEVISION, AT THE ACADEMYNews last updated: 19-03-2015TELEVISION were one of the most innovative bands to emerge from New York's underground scene of the mid-70s, creating an influential new guitar vocabulary.

DARLING - LIVE AT WHELANS News last updated: 18-03-2015Armed with their second EP ‘It’s Just One Look’ which was released earlier this year, DARLING will return to play a headline show in Whelans on Friday May 1st

GOJIRA LIVE AT THE ACADEMY 28TH AUGUST 2015News last updated: 13-03-2015On its fifth album and first for Roadrunner Records, L'Enfant Sauvage, French heavy metal goliaths Gojira certainly ask their fair share of questions. The title, which literally means "The wild child," connotes a big question for singer, songwriter, and guitarist Joe Duplantier.

THE CHARLATANS LIVE AT THE ACADEMY, 1ST MAY 2015News last updated: 12-03-2015Yet Modern Nature, The Charlatans' twelfth album and their first for new label BMG, nearly didn't happen at all. Following the death of drummer Jon Brookes after a long battle with brain cancer in August 2013, Tim Burgess, Mark Collins, Martin Blunt and Tony Rogers struggled not to feel deflated, and the songs wouldn't come.

BEN PEARCE LIVE AT THE ACADEMY, DOORS 11.30PM ON APRIL 24THNews last updated: 09-03-2015To many, Ben Pearce’s name is synonymous with ‘What I Might Do’, his oddly anthemic deep-house debut that dominated club floors across the world in 2012, whilst garnering support from the likes of Jamie Jones, Heidi and Pete Tong.

NEIL DIAMOND TOUR 2015 - EXTRA DUBLIN DATE ADDED DUE TO DEMANDNews last updated: 23-02-2015Neil Diamond, iconic Grammy Award®-winning Rock and Pop Singer/Songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, has added a SECOND Dublin date to his summer tour and will now also play at the capitals 3Arena on Sunday 5th July.

DERMOT KENNEDY LIVE AT THE WORKMAN’S CLUBNews last updated: 16-02-2015Having already sold out a headline show at Dublin’s Unitarian Church. Dermot Kennedy has been captivating audiences throughout his solo career to crowds on Dublin busiest streets.

OTHERKIN LIVE AT GRAND SOCIALNews last updated: 10-02-2015Dublin based grunge pop band OTHERKIN have marked their first 12 months of existence by playing slots at Longitude, Electric Picnic, Hard Working Class Heroes,

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR - THE OLYMPIA THEATRE, 19TH JUNENews last updated: 04-02-2015Today Northern Irish rockers And So I Watch You From Afar (ASIWYFA) have announced their return with their new forthcoming album ‘Heirs’. This will be the eclectic quartet’s fourth full length album following on from their widely acclaimed album ‘All Hail Bright Futures’.

KODALINE - ROYAL HOSPITAL KILMAINHAM - FRIDAY 26 JUNE 2015News last updated: 03-02-2015Following their storming NYF Dublin Countdown show and ahead of their much anticipated album release this Friday, Kodaline have announced a spectacular outdoor concert at Dublin’s Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Friday June 26th 2015. Subject to license.

THE LIBERTINES - 3ARENA - 9 JULY 2015News last updated: 02-02-2015The Libertines have announced that they will play Dublin’s 3Arena on 9 July. Tickets €49.50 incl. booking fee are on sale this Friday at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.ie

SAN FERMIN WILL RETURN TO DUBLIN THIS APRIL!News last updated: 21-01-2015Brooklyn-based San Fermin, now an eight-piece touring enterprise, did not start that way.In December of 2012, the initially makeshift project performed a single concert—from sheet music—and signed a record deal.

THE STAVES AT THE OLYMPIA THEATRE RESCHEDULED FROM FEB 9TH TO MAY 6THNews last updated: 19-12-2014From The Staves “To our friends in Dublin, we regret to announce that we've had to postpone our Dublin show at The Olympia on Feb 9th. All tickets purchased will still be valid for the rescheduled show on Wednesday 6th May. We look forward to seeing you all then.”

THE WHO HITS 50 TOUR DUBLIN & BELFAST DATES RESCHEDULED TO JUNENews last updated: 20-10-2014Due to unforeseen logistical difficulties The Who’s Irish tour dates in Dublin and Belfast on 26th and 28th November have been rescheduled to next summer and will now play at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast on June 21st and 3Arena Dublin on June 23rd.

BRYAN FERRY ANNOUNCES SHOW WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY - WATERFRONT, BELFASTNews last updated: 07-10-2014After an impressive set of performances around the world throughout 2014 including the lauded Glastonbury and Coachella debuts, British musical icon Bryan Ferry has announced a UK tour in May and June 2015, which includes a Belfast date at the Waterfront on May 6th.

BEN AND HOLLY’S LITTLE KINGDOM LIVE ON STAGENews last updated: 08-09-2014BAFTA award winning television animation Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, which is brought to you by the creators of Peppa Pig will make its live Irish stage debut at The Olympia

HOW NOW MRS BROWN COW AT THE 3ARENA - ON SALE NOWNews last updated: 09-07-2014Following the release of D’Movie the Award Winning Mrs Brown’s Boys will be returning to The 3Arena December 15-19th 2015 with another hit show ‘How Now Mrs Brown Cow’

OXEGEN 2014 - ANNOUNCEMENTNews last updated: 06-08-2013t is with regret that MCD announce that OXEGEN will not take place this year due to lack of suitable Headline Acts which combined with the financial demands by local agencies make it no longer viable to stage the Festival in its current form.